כְּמוֹשׁ

Strong’s Definition

Kemosh, the god of the Moabites

Etymology & Derivation

or (Jeremiah 48:7) כְּמִישׁ; from an unused root meaning to subdue; the powerful;

KJV Usage

Chemosh.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.the national deity of the moabites and a god of the ammonites
• 2.also identified with 'baal-peor', 'baal-zebub', 'mars' and 'saturn'
• 3.worship of this god was introduced into jerusalem by solomon and abolished by king josiah of judah

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Kᵉmôwsh; Pronunciation: kem-oshe'